What are the fastest and slowest zoom speeds?
A The fastest zoom speed from full wide to extreme telephoto (or reverse) is about two seconds. The slowest zoom speed is about a minute from one end to the other. Slow, subtle zooms are a very effective and popular shooting style, usually limited to expensive broadcast video lenses. The slow zoom speed on the XL1 with the standard 16x lens is the slowest of any DV camcorder in its class… another capability which seperates the XL1 from the rest of the prosumer pack.
